N. Citrus Ave WYNN E. Alosta Ave Upper Turner Campus Center/ Dining Hall Parking Lot A CHRISTIANS in Political Science Freed om and Responsibility in the Modern World Trinity Hall May 29 - May 31, 2014 Azusa Pacific University
DAILY SCHEDULE Thursday, May 29, 2014 12:30 pm 7:00 pm Conference Check-In 1:00 pm 3:00 pm Undergraduate Student Panel A 3:15 pm 5:15 pm Undergraduate Student Panel B 5:30 pm 6:45 pm Dinner 7:00 pm 8:15 pm Opening Plenary Address 8:15 pm 9:00 pm Opening Reception Friday, May 30, 2014 WELCOME 8:00 am 12:00 pm Conference Check-In 8:00 am 9:00 am Breakfast and Welcome 9:00 am 10:30 am Session 1 10:30am 11:00 am Coffee Break 11:00 12:15 pm Morning Plenary Address 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Lunch 1:45 pm 3:15 pm Session 2 3:45 pm 5:15 pm Session 3 5:30 pm 6:45 pm Dinner 7:00 pm 8:15 pm Keynote Address 8:15 pm 9:00 pm Reception with Lawrence Mead Sponsered by the Values & Capitalism Project of AEI Saturday, May 31, 2014 8:15 am 9:00 am Breakfast and Opening Devotional 9:00 am 10:30 am Session 4 10:30am 11:00 am Coffee Break 11:00 12:15 pm Morning Plenary Address 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Lunch 1:45 pm 3:15 pm Session 5 3:45 pm 5:15 pm Session 6 5:30 pm 6:45 pm Dinner 7:00 pm 9:00 pm The 19th Annual Kuyper Lecture 9:00 pm 10:00 pm Reception with Victor Boutros Sponsored by the Center for Public Justice
THURSDAY, MAY 29 FRIDAY, MAY 30 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm Conference Check-In East Campus (near Lot A) 1:00 pm 3:00 pm Undergraduate Student Panel A Civil Associations: A Better, More Effective Way to Help the Poor Elissabeth Buckles, Biola University Robert Bork: Hyper-Qualified, but Rejected by the Senate Amber Fields, Azusa Pacific University Confronting the Jigsaw: Finding a Way Forward out of the Maze of Gerrymandering Landon M. Hankins, Howard Payne University An Explanation for Anti Miscegenation Legislation in the United States as an Abuse of Popular Power Austin Humphrey, Azusa Pacific University Faculty Abbylin Sellers, Azusa Pacific University Jim Slack, Regent University 3:15 pm 5:15 pm Undergraduate Student Panel B Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute and U.S. Strategy James DiPane, Azusa Pacific University The Abdullah Azzam Brigades Anna De Graaf, Azusa Pacific University (Undergraduate Student Panel B cont.) Orthodoxy and Nationalism: Quest for a Post- Soviet National Identity Ian Isaac, Gordon College Why the European Union: Ukraine s Struggle for Democracy Ilya Timtchenko, Gordon College Faculty Dan Palm, Azusa Pacific University 5:30 pm 6:45 pm Dinner WYNN Courtyard 7:00 pm 8:15 pm Opening Plenary Address What is Liberty without Wisdom and without Virtue? David L. Weeks, Ph.D., Dean, Honors College, Azusa Pacific University David L. Weeks is the founding dean of the new Honors College at Azusa Pacific University. He has served as a professor of political science at APU for 30 years and as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for 17 years. He has published articles and chapters in the Journal of Church and State, Christian Scholar s Review, The Encyclopedia of Political Science, Evangelicals in the Public Square, The Handbook of Virtue Ethics, and The Christian College Phenomenon. He co-edited The Liberal Arts in Higher Education: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring Possibilities. He has served as a scholar-in-residence at the Centre for Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford, England, and as a Salvatori fellow in Washington, DC. He received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, Koch Charitable Foundation, Louisville Institute, and the Earhart Foundation. He holds a B.S. from Indiana Wesleyan, an M.A. from Indiana State University, and a Ph.D. in Political Philosophy from Loyola University of Chicago. 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm Opening Reception 8:00 am 12:00 pm Conference Check-In East Campus (near Lot A) 8:00 am 9:00 am Breakfast and Welcome WYNN Courtyard 9:00 am 10:30 am Session 1 1A Public Administration and Leadership Virtuous Leadership for Dual Citizenship Christians Paul Kaak, Azusa Pacific University Leadership Adrift: Restoring the Spiritual Foundation of Public Leadership and Management Stephen King and Charlie Richert, Taylor University Daily Religious Devotional Emails to Public Employees James Slack and James Davids, Regent University Panel Discoussant Timothy Sherratt, Gordon College 1B Catholic Thought and Politics Goodness and Governance: An Augustinian Perspective Derek Fowler, Azusa Pacific University Charity in Truth: The Medieval Origins of Modern Tolerance Edmund Mazza, Azusa Pacific University (Catholic Thought and Politics cont.) Dorothy Day, the Catholic Worker Movement, and Christian Anarchism Stephen Shaw, Northwest Nazarene University Panel Kevin Walker, Vanguard University 1C The Courts and American Democracy Judging Democracy: The Different Conceptions of Democracy Reflected in the Jurisprudence of Antonin Scalia and Lawrence Tribe Darren Guerra, Biola University The Court, Religion, and the First Amendment Scott Waller, Biola University The U.S. Supreme Court and Affirmative Action Jennifer Walsh, Azusa Pacific University Doug Hume, Azusa Pacific University 1D Round-Table Discussion: Methods of Inquiry Methods and Challenges in Interviewing Christian Conservative Cause Lawyers Daniel Bennett, University of Washington Tacoma and Eastern Kentucky University Giving Solidity to Pure Wind? Remarks on the Use and Abuse of Interviews with Political Figures Samuel Greene, National Defense College, Abu Dhabi/NESA Center, Washington Saints and Sinners: Pros, Cons, and Tips for Interviewing Christian Elites Ruth Moon, University of Washington
FRIDAY, MAY 30 (cont.) FRIDAY, MAY 30 (cont.) (Methods of Inquiry cont.) Chair Samuel Greene, National Defense College, Abu Dhabi/NESA Center, Washington 10:30-11:00am Coffee Break 11:00 12:15 pm Morning Plenary Address Natural Allies? Exploring the Coalition Between Economic and Social Conservatives Andrew Busch, Crown Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College Andrew E. Busch is Crown Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College (CMC), where he teaches courses on American politics and government. He is the author or co-author of more than two dozen scholarly chapters and articles, as well as 13 books, including Horses in Midstream: U.S. Midterm Elections and Their Consequences, 1894-1998; Ronald Reagan and the Politics of Freedom; The Front-Loading Problem in Presidential Nominations; The Constitution on the Campaign Trail: The Surprising Political Career of America s Founding Document; Truman s Triumphs: The 1948 Election and the Making of Postwar America; and After Hope and Change: The 2012 Elections and American Politics. Busch served as associate dean of faculty at CMC from 2006-09 and in 2009-10 was the Ann and Herbert W. Vaughan Visiting Fellow in the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. He is currently director of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at CMC. Busch received a B.A. from the University of Colorado and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. 2A Religious Freedom: Concerns and Controversies Defending Religious Freedom in Christian Right Legal Advocacy Daniel Bennett, University of Washington Tacoma and Eastern Kentucky University Engaging the Church over Religious Persecution Kevin den Dulk, Calvin College Responding to Hostility: A Missional Response to Eroding Religious Freedom Nicholas Kerton-Johnson and Suzanne Neefus, Taylor University A Political Theology for Engaging Democracy: Public Life in the Wake of the Culture Wars Jeff VanDerWerff, Northwestern College Dan Palm, Azusa Pacific University 2B Issues of Political Representation The Relevance of Religion for Political Office: Voter Stereotypes of Candidates from Different Religious Backgrounds Raul Madrid, Jennifer Merolla, and Aldo Yanez-Ruiz, Claremont Graduate University (Issues of Political Representation cont.) Peter Wielhouwer, Western Michigan University 2C Round-Table Discussion: Natural Law, Evangelicals, and Liberal Democracy This session will engage the question of how Christians --especially evangelicals--can apply the moral truths of natural law in the context of liberal democracy such that they avoid overdetermined triumphalism on the one hand and underdetermined quietism or dualism on the other. One Way or the Highway? Natural Law and Pluralism Jesse Covington, Westmont College The Problem of Natural Law and Moral Respect in Liberal Democracies Bryan McGraw, Wheaton College Doing Things by Nature: Evangelicals and the Biblical Case for Natural Law Micah Watson, Union University Chair Edward Song, Westmont College 2D America s Wars: A Christian Just War Perspective (America s Wars: A Christian Just War Perspective cont.) The United States in the Second World War: Crime or Crusade? Kerry Irish, George Fox University Chair Mark David Hall, George Fox University 3:45 pm 5:15 pm Session 3 3A Christian Response to Death and Dying American Catholic Bishops & the Death Penalty Joseph Bessette, Claremont McKenna College Debating Physician-Assisted Suicide: Dignity v. Safeguards Ashton Ellis, Claremont Graduate University What to Do with a Murderer? James Slack, Regent University Jennifer Walsh, Azusa Pacific University 3B Economics and Public Policy Polanyian Economics William Harvard, Auburn University 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Lunch East Campus Dining Hall 1:45 pm 3:15 pm Session 2 When do Presidents do what African Americans Want? Brian Newman, Pepperdine University Descriptive Representation and its Effects on Political Engagement Abbylin Sellers and Derek Fowler, Azusa Pacific University; Artour Aslanian and Jennifer Merolla, Claremont Graduate University Just-War Doctrine in the Christian Moral Tradition J. Daryl Charles, Berry College The Korean War Laura Gifford, George Fox University Just Business or Just Politics: Christian Approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility Michael Jacobs, Gordon College Philosophical and Religious Influences of Economic Development in China Stuart Strother, Azusa Pacific University Steve Rundle, Biola University
FRIDAY, MAY 30 (cont.) SATURDAY, MAY 31 3:45 pm 5:15 pm Session 3 (cont.) 3C International Relations: Considering Issues of Faith, Conflict, and Aid Sino-Russian Relations in a Changing World Order Paul Bolt, US Air Force Academy Religious Ideology and Propensity to Inter-State Armed Conflict, 1946-2001 Davis Brown, Maryville University of St. Louis Faith and Friction: The Uncivil Development of Civil Society in Failing States Tony Caito, Corban University Successful Partnership: Faith-Based Organizations and President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in the Continent of Africa Roger Chin, Claremont Graduate University Dangers of Self-Righteous Diplomacy: A Comparison of Niebuhr s and Butterfield s Writings on International Statecraft Greg Ryan, Union University Ruth Melkonian-Hoover 3D Philosophical Views of Liberty and Morality George Grant s Platonic Justification of Modern Freedom Tyler Chamberlain, Carleton University Lost in Translation: Christian Love for 2015 Courtney Kane, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The Limits of Leviathan John Mickey, The Catholic University of America (Philosophical Views of Liberty and Morality cont.) Freedom and Authenticity in the Postmodern World Minerva Storms, University of Southern California Political Perfectionism and the Legal Enforcement of Morality Yushuang (Alex) Zheng, China University of Political Science and Law Gregg Frazer, The Master s College 5:30 pm 6:45 pm Dinner 7:00 pm 8:15 pm Keynote Address Saving the World: A Challenge to Political Science Lawrence Mead, Ph.D., Professor of Politics and Public Policy, New York University Lawrence Mead is a professor at New York University where he teaches courses in American politics and public policy. Best known as one of the theoretical architects of the welfare reform the 1990s, he has written several influential books on sound welfare policy including Beyond Entitlement: The Social Obligations of Citizenship, The New Politics of Poverty: The Nonworking Poor in America, and Government Matters: Welfare Reform in Wisconsin. His current research examines the moral and theological issues surrounding helping the poor, and his recent monograph from the American Enterprise Institute Values and Capitalism project, From Prophecy to Charity: How to Help the Poor, critiques the moral presuppositions of past and current policies to alleviate poverty and provides a framework for a proven approach to helping those in need: charity rooted in love. Mead holds a B.A. from Amherst College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. 8:15 pm 9:00 pm Reception with Lawrence Mead Sponsered by the Values & Capitalism Project of AEI 8:15 am 9:00 am Breakfast WYNN Courtyard 9:00 am 10:30 am Session 4 4A Immigration, Religion, and the Church Evangelicals and Immigration Reform: Players, Positions, and Potential Impact David Lambert, Azusa Pacific University Religion and Immigration Attitudes Ruth Melkonian-Hoover, Gordon College and Bud Kellstedt, Wheaton College Free to Seek the City s Shalom: A Test-Case for Immigrant Churches in Civic Engagement Christopher The, Fuller Theological Seminary Panel Jennifer Walsh, Azusa Pacific University 4B Political Philosophy: Focus on Natural Law and Political Life Thomas Aquinas on the Relationship Between Eternal and Human Law Erin Brooks, Claremont Graduate University Intelligibility and Limits of Synderesis in Thomas Aquinas s Thought Kyu-Been Chun, Claremont Graduate University Augustine, Aquinas, and the Political Common Good Matthew Wright, Biola University (Political Philosophy: Focus on Natural Law and Political Life cont.) Ryan Huber, Fuller Theological Seminary 4C Political Opinion: Influences that Shape Policies and Political Attitudes The Establishment Strikes Back: Tea Party Legislators and the GOP Establishment in Tennessee Sean Evans, Union University Social Media and Support for Same-Sex Marriage among Millenials Mikael Pelz, Calvin College Lutheran Laity: Theological, Political, and Worship Attitudes Jeff Walz, Concordia University (WI) First Things: Core Beliefs and Attitudes toward Morality Policies Peter Wielhouwer, Western Michigan University Chris McHorney, California Baptist University 4D The Bible and the American Founding The Use and Abuse of the Bible in the Rhetoric of Liberty in the American Founding Era Daniel L. Dreisbach, American University
SATURDAY, MAY 31 SATURDAY, MAY 31 (cont.) (The Bible and the American Founding cont.) God Against the Revolution: Jonathan Boucher and the Loyalist Argument Gregg Frazer, The Master s College 1 Samuel 8 and the American Founding: Two Ways of Thinking about the Old Testament s Teaching on Republican Government William Reddinger, Regent University Panel Mark David Hall, George Fox University 10:30-11:00 am Coffee Break 11:00 12:15 pm Morning Plenary Address Understanding the Sins of Our Fathers Jean Schroedel, Professor of Political Science, Claremont Graduate University Jean Schroedel is a professor in the Department of Politics and Policy at Claremont Graduate University. Her areas of specialization include policy making at the state and national level, religion and politics, women and politics, and American political development. She has an extensive publication record including articles in journals, such as Presidential Studies Quarterly, Public Administration Review, Women, Politics & Policy, Policy Studies Journal, and Studies in American Political Development, as well as five books. In 2001, the American Political Science Association gave her the Victoria Schuck Prize for her book, Is the Fetus a Person? A Comparison of Policies Across the Fifty States. In 2009, the Russell Sage Foundation published a two-volume collection, Evangelicals and Democracy in America, co-edited by Schroedel. She currently is working on two major projects: a multi-year study of voting right litigation involving Native Americans, and a collaborative project with students exploring presidential candidates use of different forms of rhetorical constructs including those designed to appeal to religious communities. Schroedel holds a B.A. from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Lunch East Campus Dining Hall 1:45 pm 3:15 pm Session 5 5A Religion and Rhetoric in Elections Exploring the Link between Religion and Turnout Artour Aslanian, Claremont Graduate University The Rhetorical Presidency in the Twenty-first Century: Continuity and Change Andrew Carico, Claremont Graduate University Scriptural Speech: Partisan Differences in Religious Rhetoric during the 2008 Presidential Election Alex Hindman, MJ Vercoe, Trish Miller, Claremont Graduate University Kevin den Dulk, Calvin College 5B Women, Gender, and Related Political Issues Engendering Ambition? Women and Girls Leaning Back in Politics and Religion Linda Beail, Point Loma Nazarene University A Century of Laws against Human Trafficking: An Overview of the Regulation Movement Kelli McCoy, Point Loma Nazarene University Gender Ideology within Evangelicalism Joey Torres and Carlin Crisanti, Claremont Graduate University Women, Leadership, and Ambition Katie Vasseur, Azusa Pacific University Kate Wallace, Azusa Pacific University (1:45 pm 3:15 pm Session 5 cont.) 5C International Politics: Focus on Ethics, War, and Service A System for Classifying War Ethics Davis Brown, Maryville University of St. Louis Can Preemptive War Ever be Just? Mary Manjikian, Regent University Missionaries and Emissaries: Serving God and Serving the Government Brian Plummer, Azusa Pacific University Justifying the American Revolution: The American Clergy and Reformed Political Resistance Theory Gary Steward, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Samuel Greene, National Defense College, Abu Dhabi/NESA Center, Washington 5D Round-Table Discussion: The Hobby Lobby Case and Implications for Religious Liberty Mark David Hall, George Fox University Doug Hume, Azusa Pacific University Ron Mock, George Fox University Jennifer Walsh, Azusa Pacific University 3:45 pm 5:15 pm Session 6 6A Historical Political Movements The Great Walkout: An Examination of the 1860 Democratic Conventions Dustin Guerra, Community Christian College The Impoverishment of Democracy and Democratic Theory: A Critique of Minimalist Democracy Matthew Kuchem, Indiana University, Bloomington The Kingdom of God and Earth: Christianity and the Progressive Movement Margarita Ramirez, Hillsdale College Gregg Frazer, The Master s College 6B Intellectuals, Faith, and Politics: Exploring Impact and Legacy Social Criticism and Civic Solidarity: The Models and Methods of Michael Walzer and Cornel West Joshua Beckett, Fuller Theological Seminary Bonhoeffer s Method of Education for Discipleship as Political Engagement Ryan Huber, Fuller Theological Seminary Faithful Politics: Is There a Biblical Mandate for Civic Engagement? Cherry McCabe, Simpson University James Slack, Regent University
SATURDAY, MAY 31 (cont.) (3:45 pm 5:15 pm Session 6 cont.) 6C Responses to Poverty: Charity and Welfare Reform Christianity and the Politics of Poverty in the U.S. Skylar Covich, University of California, Santa Barbara Welfare Reform and the Caseload Reduction Credit: Unintended Consequences of Policy Development and Implementation Abbylin Sellers, Azusa Pacific University Stephen King, Taylor University 6D Civilizations and Conflict Civilizations of Clashes? How Civilizational Conflict Is More About Characteristics Than Differences Davis Brown, Maryville University of St. Louis When Second Place is the First Loser: Obstacles to Post-Transition Cooperation in Emerging Democracies Samuel Greene and Jennifer Jefferis, National Defense College, Abu Dhabi/NESA Center, Washington Steven Childs, Azusa Pacific University 5:30 pm 6:45 pm Dinner WYNN Courtyard 7:00 pm 9:00 pm The 19th Annual Kuyper Lecture Upper Turner Campus Center Public Justice - Life and Death for the World s Poor Victor Boutros, J.D., United States Department of Justice Victor Boutros is a federal prosecutor who investigates and tries police misconduct, hate crimes, and international human trafficking cases of national significance around the country on behalf of the United States Department of Justice. He is also a member of the Justice Department s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, which was designed to consolidate the expertise of some of nation s top human trafficking prosecutors and enhance the federal government s ability to identify and prosecute large trafficking networks. He has trained federal and local law enforcement professionals in the United States on investigating and prosecuting federal civil rights crimes and has taught trial advocacy to lawyers from Latin America, South and Southeast Asia, and Africa. Prior to his work with the Justice Department, Mr. Boutros spent time working on similar issues in the developing world. He has worked with the President of Ecuador to improve prison conditions, documented bonded slaves in India, and worked on human trafficking issues as a visiting lawyer with the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa. Mr. Boutros is a graduate of Baylor University, Harvard University, Oxford University, and the University of Chicago. He has written on foreign affairs and human rights, including a feature article he co-authored with Gary Haugen in Foreign Affairs, and served as a Lecturer on the faculty of the University of Chicago Law School, where he and Mr. Haugen developed and taught a course on Human Rights and Rule of Law in the Developing World. In February, Oxford University Press published The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence, a book Mr. Boutros co-authored with Mr. Haugen. The Locust Effect is a Washington Post bestseller and has been featured by the New York Times, the Economist, NPR, the Today Show, Forbes, the BBC, and other media outlets. 9:00 pm 10:00 pm Reception with Victor Boutros Sponsored by the Center for Public Justice About the Kuyper Lecture The Center for Public Justice s Annual Kuyper Lecture seeks to focus our attention on significant questions of religion in public life and Jesus Lordship over all creation. It inspires and equips us to pursue our common calling to faithful citizenship and the vital role of government in upholding public justice. The lecture reminds us God s rule is both cosmic in scope and eternal in length. Respondents: James W. Skillen James W. Skillen (PhD, Duke University) helped found the Center for Public Justice (CPJ), an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to policy research and civic education for which he served as executive director and president. Now retired from the CPJ, he is engaged in full-time writing, mentoring, and speaking on political thought and public policy. His new book is The Good of Politics: A Biblical, Historical, and Contemporary Introduction (Baker Academic, 2014). Previous books include In Pursuit of Justice: Christian-democratic Explorations (2004) and With or Against the World? America s Role Among the Nations (2005), both published by Rowman and Littlefield. Robert Joustra Robert Joustra (PhD, University of Bath) is a Fellow with the Center for Public Justice, and an editorial fellow with the Institute for Global Engagement s Review of Faith & International Affairs. He worked nearly a decade in Canadian politics with the think tank Cardus, before becoming a professor of international studies at Redeemer University College. Most recently, he is editor, with Jonathan Chaplin, of God and Global Order: The Power of Religion in American Foreign Policy, has just finished a book on religious freedom and Canadian foreign affairs, and is working hard on a last one on Charles Taylor and the zombie apocalypse. Kristine Kalanges Kristine Kalanges is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame, where her teaching and research interests include: democracy, development and human rights; international and comparative law; international political economy; legal and political philosophy; and religious freedom. Her current research focuses on law and international political economy, including international investment and development, with special attention to ethical issues. Previously, she was an assistant professor of Justice, Law & Society in the School of Public Affairs at American University. She also practiced corporate law in the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and served in Washington, D.C. as a law clerk for the U.S. Department of Justice. Thank You For Coming!
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Aslanian, Artour Claremont Graduate University artour.aslanian@cgu.edu Session 2B Beail, Linda Point Loma Nazarene University LindaBeail@pointloma.edu Session 5B Beckett, Joshua Fuller Theological Seminary joshuabeckett@fuller.edu Session 6B Bennett, Daniel University of Washington-Tacoma daniel.r.bennett@gmail.com Session 1D 2A Bessette, Joseph Claremont McKenna College Joseph.bessette@cmc.edu Session 3A Bolt, Paul US Air Force Academy Paul.Bolt@usafa.edu Session 3C Brooks, Erin Claremont Graduate University erinebrooks@gmail.com Session 4B Brown, Davis Maryville University of St. Louis davis_brown@msn.com Session 3C 5C 6D Buckles, Elissabeth Biola University Elissabeth.buckles@biola.edu Undergrad Panel A Busch, Andrew Claremont McKenna College Andrew.busch@cmc.edu Plenary Speaker - Friday Caito, Tony Corban University tcaito@corban.edu Session 3C Carico, Andrew Claremont Graduate University andrew.carico@cgu.edu Session 5A Chamberlain, Tyler Carleton University tylerchamberlain@cmail.carleton.ca Session 3D Charles, J. Daryl Berry College jcharles@berry.edu Session 2D Childs, Steven Azusa Pacific University sjchilds@apu.edu Session 6D Chin, Roger Claremont Graduate University roger.chin@cgu.edu Session 2B 3C Chun, Kyu-Been Claremont Graduate University pajun007@gmail.com Session 4B Covich, Skylar University of California, Santa Barbara scovich@umail.ucsb.edu Session 6C Covington, Jesse Westmont College jcovington@westmont.edu Session 2C Crisanti, Carlin Claremont Graduate University carlin.crisanti@cgu.edu Session 5B De Graaf, Anna Azusa Pacific University adegraaf11@apu.edu Undergraduate Panel B Den Dulk, Kevin Calvin College kdendulk@calvin.edu Session 2A 5A Di Pane, James Azusa Pacific University Jdipane13@apu.edu Undergraduate Panel B Dreisbach, Daniel American University ddresib@american.edu Session 4D Ellis, Ashton Claremont Graduate University ashtonellis@gmail.com Session 3A Evans, Sean Union University sevans@uu.edu Session 4C Fields, Amber Azusa Pacific University afields11@apu.edu Undergraduate Panel A Fowler, Derek Azusa Pacific University dfowler@apu.edu Session 1B 2B Frazer, Gregg The Master s College gfrazer@masters.edu Session 3D 4D 6A Gifford, Laura George Fox University lgifford@georgefox.edu Session 2D Greene, Samuel National Defense College, UAE samuel.greene@ndc.ac.ae Session 1D 5C 6D and NESA Center, DC Guerra, Darren Biola University darren.guerra@biola.edu Session 1C Guerra, Dustin Community Christian College dust3gee@ix.netcom.com Session 6A Hall, Mark David George Fox University mhall@georgefox.edu Session 2D 4D 5D Hankins, Landon Howard Payne University landonhankins@hotmail.com Undergraduate Panel A Harvard, William Auburn University WSH0011@auburn.edu Session 3B Hindman, Alex Claremont Graduate University alexhindman@gmail.com Session 5A Huber, Ryan Fuller Theological Seminary Ryanmhuber@gmail.com Session 6B Hume, Doug Azusa Pacific University dhume@apu.edu Session 1C 5D Humphrey, Austin Azusa Pacific University Ahumphrey09@apu.edu Undergraduate Panel A Irish, Kerry George Fox University kirish@georgefox.edu Session 2D Isaac, Ian Gordon College Ian.Isaac@gordon.edu Undergraduate Panel B Jacobs, Michael Gordon College michael.jacobs@gordon.edu Session 3B Jefferis, Jennifer National Defense College, UAE jljefferis@gmail.com Session 6D and NESA Center, DC Kaak, Paul Azusa Pacific University pkaak@apu.edu Session 1A Kane, Courtney Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam c.a.kane@student.vu.nl Session 3D Kellstedt, Bud Wheaton College (Emeritus) Session 4A Kerton-Johnson, Nicholas Taylor University nckertonjohnson@taylor.edu Session 2A King, Stephen Taylor University stking@taylor.edu Session 1A 6C Kuchem, Matthew Indiana University, Bloomington mkuchem@gmail.com Session 6A Lambert, David Azusa Pacific University dlambert@apu.edu Session 4A Madrid, Raul Claremont Graduate University raul.madrid@cgu.edu Session 2B Manjikian, Mary Regent University mmanjikian@regent.edu Session 5C Mazza, Edmund Azusa Pacific University emazza@apu.edu Session 1B McCabe, Cherry Simpson University cmccabe@simpsonu.edu Session 6B McCoy, Kelli Point Loma Nazarene University kmccoy@pointloma.edu Session 5B McGraw, Bryan Wheaton College Bryan.mcgraw@wheaton.edu Session 2C McHorney, Chris California Baptist University cmchorney@calbaptist.edu Session 4C Mead, Lawrence New York University Lmm1@nyu.edu Keynote Speaker - Friday Melkonian-Hoover, Ruth Gordon College ruth.melkonian@gordon.edu Session 3C 4A Mickey, John The Catholic University of America 56mickey@cardinalmail.cua.edu Session 3D Miller, Trish Claremont Graduate University Tnicmil76@yahoo.com Session 5A Mock, Ron George Fox University rmock@georgefox.edu Session 5D Moon, Ruth University of Washington moonr@uw.edu Session 1D Neefus, Suzanne Taylor University Session 2A Newman, Brian Pepperdine University brian.newman@pepperdine.edu Session 2B Palm, Dan Azusa Pacific University dpalm@apu.edu Undergrad Panel B 2A Pelz, Mikael Calvin College mlp23@calvin.edu Session 4C Plummer, Brian Azusa Pacific University bplummer@apu.edu Session 5C Ramirez, Margarita Hillsdale College mramirez@hillsdale.edu Session 6A Reddinger, William Regent University wreddinger@regent.edu Session 4D Richert, Charlie Taylor University Session 1A Ryan, Greg Union University gryan@uu.edu Session 3C Rundle, Steve Biola University Steve.rundle@biola.edu Session 3B Schroedel, Jean Claremont Graduate University Jean.schroedel@cgu.edu Plenary Speaker - Saturday Sellers, Abbylin Azusa Pacific University asellers@apu.edu Undergrad Panel A 2B 6C
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (cont.) Shaw, Stephen Northwest Nazarene University skshaw@nnu.edu Session 1B Sherratt, Timothy Gordon College Timothy.Sherratt@gordon.edu Session 1A Slack, James Robertson School of Government, jslack@regent.edu Session 1A 3A 6B Regent University Song, Edward Westmont College edwardsong@westmont.edu Session 2C Steward, Gary Southern Baptist Theological Seminary stewardg77@hotmail.com Session 5C Storms, Minerva USC (Alumna) ministorms@gmail.com Session 3D Strother, Stuart Azusa Pacific University sstrother@apu.edu Session 3B The, Christopher Fuller Theological Seminary the@fuller.edu Session 4A Timtchenko, Ilya Gordon College ilya.timtchenko@gordon.edu Undergraduate Panel B Torres, Joey Claremont Graduate University joey.torres@cgu.edu Session 5B VanDerWerff, Jeff Northwestern College/Iowa jvdw@nwciowa.edu Session 2A Vasseur, Katie Azusa Pacific University Kvasseur09@apu.edu Session 5B Vercoe, MJ Claremont Graduate University moanav@gmail.com Session 5A Walker, Kevin Vanguard University kevin.walker@vanguard.edu Session 1B Wallace, Kate Azusa Pacific University kwallace@apu.edu Session 5B Waller, Scott Biola University scott.waller@biola.edu Session 1C Walsh, Jennifer Azusa Pacific University jwalsh@apu.edu Session 1C 3A 4A 5D Walz, Jeff Concordia University Wisconsin Jeff.Walz@cuw.edu Session 4C Watson, Micah Union University mwatson@uu.edu Session 2C Weeks, David Azusa Pacific University dweeks@apu.edu Plenary Speaker - Thursday Wielhouwer, Peter Western Michigan University Peter.wielhouwer@wmich.edu Session 2B 4C Wright, Matthew Biola University matthew.wright@biola.edu Session 4B Yanez-Ruiz, Aldo Claremont Graduate University aldo.yanez-ruiz@cgu.edu Session 2B Zheng, Yushuang China University of Political Science and Law futurezheng1220@gmail.com Session 3D Regent graduates driven by a passion for farreaching impact, bring innovative, effective solutions to the marketplace and government. Discover Regent s Robertson School of Government, offering two master s programs each a robust blend of principled theory and real-world practice. Our faculty include a former U.S. Attorney General and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and our alumni serve in city hall, the military, the governor s mansion, and across Washington, D.C. You, too, can take your place as a transformational leader. Apply today. MASTER OF ARTS IN GOVERNMENT (MA) MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA) AGGRESSIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ON CAMPUS ONLINE 888.800.7735 REGENT.EDU/GOVERNMENT Sofia Justiniano Gentile 11 Regent University Christian Leadership to Change the World RSG131054